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June
17,2009,
BEACON
NEWSPAPER
.
3
First
P
recinct
Officers
a
m
o
n
g
those
h
o
n
o
red
b
y
Police
Com
m
issioner
Lt.
Dennis
Sullivan
o
f
the
First
Precinct
was
honored
with
the
Daniel
P.
Guido
leadership
award.
He
is
shown
in
uniform
holding
his
award
with
S.C.
Leg.
Du
Wayne
Gregory
and
S.C.
Police
Commissioner
Richard
Dormer
at
right
and
members
o
f
the
Guido
family.
.
Suffolk
County
Police
Commissioner
Richard
Dormer
honored
the
efforts
of
both
officers
and
civilians
at
the
department’s
45th
Annual
Awards
Ceremony
at
the
Van
Nostrand
Theatre
in
Brentwood
on
May
12.
Awards
were
given
to
police
officers
and
civilians
who
have
acted
heroically
or
performed
their
duties
exceptionally
during
the
past
year.
This
years
honorees
included
Police
Officers:
•Peter
Rivera
of
the
Third
Precinct
Patrol
Section
was
honored
with
the
Exceptional
Meritorious
Award
for
his
bravery.
While
responding
to
a
domestic
dispute,
Rivera
suffered
lacerations
to
both
his
hands
while
being
attacked
by
a
man
brandishing
a
knife.
During
the
altercation,
Rivera
was
able
to
gain
control
of
the
situation
and
safely
place
the
man
under
arrest
without
the
use
of
his
firearm.
•Daniel
Colondona
and
Michael
Simpson
of
the
Emergency
Service
Section
were
honored
with
the
Meritorious
Service
Award
after
they
risked
their
own
lives
when
saving
a
man
from
a
suicide
attempt
During
a
patrol
on
the
Robert
Moses
Causeway,
Colondona
and
Simpson
observed
an
elderly
man
standing
on
the
outer
beam
of
a
bridge
preparing
to
jump.
Without
equipment
that
would
prevent
the
officers
from
falling
into
the
water
themselves,
they
reacted
quickly
and
reached
over
the
railing
and
pulled
the
man
to
safety.
•Christopher
Cuiffo
and
Nelson
Jiminez
of
the
Third
Precinct
Patrol
Section
were
honored
with
the
Exceptional
Service
Award
for
rescuing
an
elderly
man
from
freezing
waters.
While
responding
to
a
call
of
a
man
trapped
between
a
boat
and
dock,
Cuiffo
and
Jiminez
pulled
the
victim
to
safety,
wrapped
him
in
warm
blankets
and
performed
first
aid.
The
victim
was
treated
for
hypothermia;
however,
the
emergency
care
the
police
officers
provided
prevented
him
from
freezing
to
death
and
ultimately
saved
his
life.
•Lieutenant
Dennis
Sullivan
of
the
First
Precinct
Patrol
Section
was
honored
with
the
Daniel
P.
Guido
Award
for
leadership.
Sullivan
leads
a
platoon
of
36
officers
and
also
teaches
courses
at
the
Police
Academy
as
a
certified
police
instructor.
Civilians
Honored
included:
•Dave
Desormeau
was
honored
with
the
Public
Service
Award.
D
e
s
o
rm
e
a
u
was
driving
in
Brentwood
when
he
witnessed
four
men
assaulting
a
pedestrian
on
a
September
night
in
2009.
D
e
sorm
e
a
u
stopped,
called
911
and
aided
the
victim
until
police
arrived.
He
provided
the
responding
officers
with
a
description
of
the
assailants
and
testified
at
the
grand
jury.
The
men
were
charged
with
Robbery
and
pled
guilty.
•
Matthew
Roberts
and
Jacob
Miller
were
honored
with
the
Public
Service
Award
for
helping
save
a
woman’s
life
when
she
drove
off
the
road
and
into
the
water
near
Brightwaters
Canal
on
a
December
morning
in
2008.
Miller
jumped
into
the
canal
and
helped
bring
the
woman
to
shore
while
Roberts
called
911
and
kept
in
constant
communication
with
dispatch
operators
until
police
arrived.
In
addition:
•Police
Officer
Douglas
Bose
was
honored
with
the
Exceptional
Police
Service
Award.
Bose
was
off
duty
when
he
noticed
smoke
emanating
from
a
location
near
Route
231.
Bose
drove
to
the
location
and
saw
people
inside
the
house
on
the
second
floor.
Bose
couldn’t
find
a
ladder
and
told
the
people
to
lower
themselves
feet
first
out
of
the
window
and
jump.
Bose
caught
and
rescued
three
children
and
two
women
from
the
fully
engulfed
house.
•Police
Officers
John
McGlynn
and
Daniel
Parella
were
honored
with
the
Cop
of
the
Year
Award
for
their
work
in
detaining
a
man
who
just
committed
a
homicide.
The
First
Precinct
officers
responded
to
a
call
of
shots
fired
in
Copiague
and
upon
arrival
at
the
scene
they
noticed
a
man
running
with
a
gun
in
his
hand.
While
chasing
the
subject
and
ordering
him
to
drop
the
gun,
the
man
threw
the
gun
over
a
fence.
The
suspect
was
tackled,
and
after
a
brief
struggle
he
was
arrested
and
placed
into
custody.
The
man
was
convicted
of
Attempted
Murder
2nd
Degree.
•Police
Officer
Michael
Corbett
of
the
Third
Precinct
Community
Oriented
Police
Enforcement
(COPE)
Section
was
honored
with
the
Cop
of
the
Year
Award
for
the
second
year
in
a
row.
Corbett
made
123
arrests,
including
28
for
drunk
driving,
in
2009.
He
has
never
used
a
sick
day
since
joining
the
department
in
October
of
2003.
“I
commend
these
officers
for
going
above
and
beyond
the
call
of
duty
to
help
those
in
need
and
protect
the
citizens
of
Suffolk
County,”
Dormer
said.
“The
selflessness
of
these
Good
Samaritans
is
truly
honorable.
We
cannot
express
our
gratitude
enough.”
POLICE
BLOTTER
The
followingincidents
have
been
reported
by
the
Suffolk
County
Police
Departments
First
Precinct
and
other
local
fire
and
law
enforcement
agencies.
BURGLARY
East
Farmingdale:
Two
women
were
seen
robbing
a
storage
unit
on
New
Highway
and
then
fleeing.
The
theft
took
place
June
1.
•Someone
took
the
front
door
off
a
Florida
Street
home
May
28,
entered
the
home
and
stole
the
contents
of
a
safe.
The
incident
took
place
sometime
prior
to
1
p.m.
Wyandanch:
At
about
10
a.m.
on
June
1,
police
received
a
call
that
someone
had
broken
into
a
Bedford
Street
home
and
had
taken
assorted
items.
North
Babylon:
Gaining
entry
through
a
rear
window,
someone
broke
into
a
Poe
Place
home
the
morning
of
May
Car
goes
into
lake
(Continued
from
cover)
Nicole
Chambers,
18,
of
West
Babylon.
“I
called
in
to
the
Village
and
they
called
the
police.”
Chambers
said
she
was
driving
the
vehicle
along
Trolley
Line
Road
when
she
went
through
a
puddle
and
her
brakes
failed.
Attempting
to
avoid
hitting
the
car
in
front
of
her,
she
turned
to
go
on
to
the
grass
where
she
hoped
to
bring
the
vehicle
to
a
safe
stop,
but
the
vehicle
rolled
into
the
lake.
The
incident
occurred
shortly
after
11
a.m.
Thurs.,
June
10.
One
occupant
of
the
vehicle
was
taken
to
Good
Samaritan
Hospital
and
later
released.
No
other
injuries
were
reported.
“I
am
just
glad
that
no
one
was
hurt,”
said
Chambers
the
day
after
the
incident.
This
story
first
appeared
as
breaking
news
on
the
Beacons
website
June,
10.
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receive
the
latest
news
updates,
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Copiague:
At
7:30
a.m.
on
June
1,
the
occupants
of
a
Malta
Street
home
discovered
someone
had
broken
in
and
had
taken
various
items.
Babylon
Village:
The
concession
stand
at
a
local
ball-field
was
broken
into
May
26.
Police
were
called
at
12:25
p.m.
It
is
not
known
at
this
time
what
may
have
been
taken.
West
Babylon:
Several
DVDs
and
other
items
were
stolen
from
a
Carlton
Road
home
the
night
of
May
26.
GRAND
LARCENY
Wyandanch:
An
.undisclosed
amount
of
money
was
taken
from
a
man
on
Elk
Street
May
27.
Police
were
notified
at
5:30
p.m.
West
Babylon:
A
tan
Chevy
Impala
was
taken
from
the
lot
at
a
7-Eleven
store
on
Little
Neck
Road
May
29
at
about
5:35
a.m.
North
Babylon:
On
May
28,
sometime
before
2
a.m„
someone
stole
a
1998
Ford
Expedition
parked
on
Deer
Park
Avenue
CRIMINAL
MISCHIEF
West
Islip:
The
windows
of
a
car
parked
on
Lyons
Path
were
broken
May
31,
sometime
before
10
a.m.
Deer
Park:
A
car
parked
on
Acorn
Street
was
vandalized
the
afternoon
of
May
29.
West
Babylon:
Someone
made
graffiti
the
night
of
May
26
on
a
fence
outside
a
Montgomery
Avenue
home.
Deer
Park:
A
fence
outside
a
Winnecomac
Avenue
home
was
graffitied
by
unknown
persons
May
26,
sometime
before
5:30
a.m.
North
Babylon:
On
May
28,
sometime
before
11
p.m.,
someone
vandalized
a
car
on
Cherubina
Lane.
ARRESTS
DWI:
The
following
persons
have
been
arrested
and
charged
with
driving
while
intoxicated
or
impaired:
Danice
Vinueza,
141
Bedell
St,
West
Babylon;
Joanna
James,
15
Waterford
Dr.,
Wheatley
Heights;
Bryan
Manigat,
165
Maida,
Deer
Park;
Kamil
Parzych,
354
Forsythe
Ave.,
Lindenhurst;
Russell
Schroedler,
229
Sears
Rd.,
West
blip;
Michael
Valuri,
10
Deer
Lake
Dr.,
North
Babylon.
Burglary:
Deanna
Downes,
601
Arlington
Rd.,
West
Babylon;
Antoine
Evans,
104
Marlborough
Rd.,
Babylon;
Angela
Urbinati,
131
Midway
St,
Babylon.
The
charges
against
those
arrested
are
allegations
and
the
cases
are
still
pending
in
the
courts.
Individuab
charged
and
whose
names
appear
in
this
column
may
submit
documentation
to
us
at
a
later
date
that
the
charges
have
been
dismissed
or
that
they
have
been
found
innocent
and
we
will
include
that
information
in
this
space
in
a
timely
manner.
Woman
seriously
injured
in
West
Babylon
hit
and
run
A
Long
Beach
woman
was
struck
and
seriously
taken
to
Good
Samaritan
Hospital
Medical
Center
in
injured
by
a
vehicle
in
West
Babylon
Thurs.,
June
10,
West
blip
and
admitted
in
serious
condition
with
a
shortly
before
midnight.
The
drive
fled
scene.
broken
hip
and
a
broken
leg.
June
Gittelson,
67,
was
walking
on
the
east
side
of
Detectives
are
asking
anyone
that
may
have
Great
East
Neck
Road
north
of
Maple
Street
in
West
witnessed
this
crash
or
has
information
about
the
Babylon
when
she
was
struck
by
a
vehicle
traveling
incident
to
call
the
First
Squad
at
631-854-8152
or
north
on
Great
EastNeck-Road.
-----
-
.
.■!■«
anonymously
to
Crime
Stoppers
at
1-800-220-TIPS.
Gittelson,
Of
854
East
Broadway,
Long
Beach,
was
All
calls
will
remain
confidential.

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June 17,2009, BEACON NEWSPAPER . 3 First P recinct Officers a m o n g those h o n o red b y Police Com m issioner Lt. Dennis Sullivan o f the First Precinct was honored with the Daniel P. Guido leadership award. He is shown in uniform holding his award with S.C. Leg. Du Wayne Gregory and S.C. Police Commissioner Richard Dormer at right and members o f the Guido family. . Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer honored the efforts of both officers and civilians at the department’s 45th Annual Awards Ceremony at the Van Nostrand Theatre in Brentwood on May 12. Awards were given to police officers and civilians who have acted heroically or performed their duties exceptionally during the past year. This years honorees included Police Officers: •Peter Rivera of the Third Precinct Patrol Section was honored with the Exceptional Meritorious Award for his bravery. While responding to a domestic dispute, Rivera suffered lacerations to both his hands while being attacked by a man brandishing a knife. During the altercation, Rivera was able to gain control of the situation and safely place the man under arrest without the use of his firearm. •Daniel Colondona and Michael Simpson of the Emergency Service Section were honored with the Meritorious Service Award after they risked their own lives when saving a man from a suicide attempt During a patrol on the Robert Moses Causeway, Colondona and Simpson observed an elderly man standing on the outer beam of a bridge preparing to jump. Without equipment that would prevent the officers from falling into the water themselves, they reacted quickly and reached over the railing and pulled the man to safety. •Christopher Cuiffo and Nelson Jiminez of the Third Precinct Patrol Section were honored with the Exceptional Service Award for rescuing an elderly man from freezing waters. While responding to a call of a man trapped between a boat and dock, Cuiffo and Jiminez pulled the victim to safety, wrapped him in warm blankets and performed first aid. The victim was treated for hypothermia; however, the emergency care the police officers provided prevented him from freezing to death and ultimately saved his life. •Lieutenant Dennis Sullivan of the First Precinct Patrol Section was honored with the Daniel P. Guido Award for leadership. Sullivan leads a platoon of 36 officers and also teaches courses at the Police Academy as a certified police instructor. Civilians Honored included: •Dave Desormeau was honored with the Public Service Award. D e s o rm e a u was driving in Brentwood when he witnessed four men assaulting a pedestrian on a September night in 2009. D e sorm e a u stopped, called 911 and aided the victim until police arrived. He provided the responding officers with a description of the assailants and testified at the grand jury. The men were charged with Robbery and pled guilty. • Matthew Roberts and Jacob Miller were honored with the Public Service Award for helping save a woman’s life when she drove off the road and into the water near Brightwaters Canal on a December morning in 2008. Miller jumped into the canal and helped bring the woman to shore while Roberts called 911 and kept in constant communication with dispatch operators until police arrived. In addition: •Police Officer Douglas Bose was honored with the Exceptional Police Service Award. Bose was off duty when he noticed smoke emanating from a location near Route 231. Bose drove to the location and saw people inside the house on the second floor. Bose couldn’t find a ladder and told the people to lower themselves feet first out of the window and jump. Bose caught and rescued three children and two women from the fully engulfed house. •Police Officers John McGlynn and Daniel Parella were honored with the Cop of the Year Award for their work in detaining a man who just committed a homicide. The First Precinct officers responded to a call of shots fired in Copiague and upon arrival at the scene they noticed a man running with a gun in his hand. While chasing the subject and ordering him to drop the gun, the man threw the gun over a fence. The suspect was tackled, and after a brief struggle he was arrested and placed into custody. The man was convicted of Attempted Murder 2nd Degree. •Police Officer Michael Corbett of the Third Precinct Community Oriented Police Enforcement (COPE) Section was honored with the Cop of the Year Award for the second year in a row. Corbett made 123 arrests, including 28 for drunk driving, in 2009. He has never used a sick day since joining the department in October of 2003. “I commend these officers for going above and beyond the call of duty to help those in need and protect the citizens of Suffolk County,” Dormer said. “The selflessness of these Good Samaritans is truly honorable. We cannot express our gratitude enough.” POLICE BLOTTER The followingincidents have been reported by the Suffolk County Police Departments First Precinct and other local fire and law enforcement agencies. BURGLARY East Farmingdale: Two women were seen robbing a storage unit on New Highway and then fleeing. The theft took place June 1. •Someone took the front door off a Florida Street home May 28, entered the home and stole the contents of a safe. The incident took place sometime prior to 1 p.m. Wyandanch: At about 10 a.m. on June 1, police received a call that someone had broken into a Bedford Street home and had taken assorted items. North Babylon: Gaining entry through a rear window, someone broke into a Poe Place home the morning of May Car goes into lake (Continued from cover) Nicole Chambers, 18, of West Babylon. “I called in to the Village and they called the police.” Chambers said she was driving the vehicle along Trolley Line Road when she went through a puddle and her brakes failed. Attempting to avoid hitting the car in front of her, she turned to go on to the grass where she hoped to bring the vehicle to a safe stop, but the vehicle rolled into the lake. The incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Thurs., June 10. One occupant of the vehicle was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and later released. No other injuries were reported. “I am just glad that no one was hurt,” said Chambers the day after the incident. This story first appeared as breaking news on the Beacons website June, 10. To receive the latest news updates, go to www.babylonbeacon.com and sign up. 26, stealing assorted articles. Copiague: At 7:30 a.m. on June 1, the occupants of a Malta Street home discovered someone had broken in and had taken various items. Babylon Village: The concession stand at a local ball-field was broken into May 26. Police were called at 12:25 p.m. It is not known at this time what may have been taken. West Babylon: Several DVDs and other items were stolen from a Carlton Road home the night of May 26. GRAND LARCENY Wyandanch: An .undisclosed amount of money was taken from a man on Elk Street May 27. Police were notified at 5:30 p.m. West Babylon: A tan Chevy Impala was taken from the lot at a 7-Eleven store on Little Neck Road May 29 at about 5:35 a.m. North Babylon: On May 28, sometime before 2 a.m„ someone stole a 1998 Ford Expedition parked on Deer Park Avenue CRIMINAL MISCHIEF West Islip: The windows of a car parked on Lyons Path were broken May 31, sometime before 10 a.m. Deer Park: A car parked on Acorn Street was vandalized the afternoon of May 29. West Babylon: Someone made graffiti the night of May 26 on a fence outside a Montgomery Avenue home. Deer Park: A fence outside a Winnecomac Avenue home was graffitied by unknown persons May 26, sometime before 5:30 a.m. North Babylon: On May 28, sometime before 11 p.m., someone vandalized a car on Cherubina Lane. ARRESTS DWI: The following persons have been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired: Danice Vinueza, 141 Bedell St, West Babylon; Joanna James, 15 Waterford Dr., Wheatley Heights; Bryan Manigat, 165 Maida, Deer Park; Kamil Parzych, 354 Forsythe Ave., Lindenhurst; Russell Schroedler, 229 Sears Rd., West blip; Michael Valuri, 10 Deer Lake Dr., North Babylon. Burglary: Deanna Downes, 601 Arlington Rd., West Babylon; Antoine Evans, 104 Marlborough Rd., Babylon; Angela Urbinati, 131 Midway St, Babylon. The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuab charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner. Woman seriously injured in West Babylon hit and run A Long Beach woman was struck and seriously taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in injured by a vehicle in West Babylon Thurs., June 10, West blip and admitted in serious condition with a shortly before midnight. The drive fled scene. broken hip and a broken leg. June Gittelson, 67, was walking on the east side of Detectives are asking anyone that may have Great East Neck Road north of Maple Street in West witnessed this crash or has information about the Babylon when she was struck by a vehicle traveling incident to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or north on Great EastNeck-Road. ----- - . .■!■« anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Gittelson, Of 854 East Broadway, Long Beach, was All calls will remain confidential.